Wednesday, January 7, 2009

So, What Did A Car With Over 300,000 Miles Look Like?

Voila...

Here are Andy and I in front of the "Squirt" (our nickname for the Escort) taken this evening at the dealership. For having 300,000 plus miles on her she doesn't look too shabby does she? At the same time...can you believe that the dealer gave us $100 trade-in value on this baby? Sweet! Oh...and a big thank you to the kind lady at the dealership who took this picture for us!

Now, the moment you have all been waiting for, the visual story board of what did the Squirt in.

A healthier looking shock tower on the left side of the car. Note the visual representation of "hella rusty":

A not so healthy looking shock tower followed by a close-up of the "culprit" busted up, rusted out cushion plate that lead to the Escorts demise.

"Squirt" 1995-2009. RIP.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That is easily fixable. Strut mounts can be replaced.